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Dr Teresa Piacentini

@teresap.bsky.social

Sociologist teaching/researching/writing about asylum & refugee migration, community mobilisations, solidarity & resistance practices. Also writing about developing critical pedagogy in Migration Studies. And yes the Home Office is a disgrace.

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The TRUTH about migrants seeking asylum in the UK
YouTube video by Zoe Gardner The TRUTH about migrants seeking asylum in the UK

I did an update on who is seeking asylum in the UK

🧐 Are they all men?
🤔 What countries do they come from?
🤨 Why are only half of Afghans being recognised as refugees? www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsOc...

09.05.2025 12:02 — 👍 239    🔁 112    💬 18    📌 6
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Migrant and Refugee Access to Health Systems ‘Bringing together the literature on borders, healthcare, and mobility justice, this book reveals how people on the move must navigate the “sedentary bias” of modern health systems. Eye-opening case s...

Massive congrats to my brilliant pal & colleague
@nickyburns.bsky.social
& co-editors on the publication of this urgent, important intervention. Very much looking forward to learning more!
www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/mig...

09.05.2025 16:34 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Photo of book cover

Photo of book cover

This arrived in paperback!
Lovely to recieve this today.
In times of so much turbulence, reminded of why we need critical, ethical, transformative classrooms.
Please do get in touch if you'd like to hear more!

29.04.2025 14:38 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Trump is using Mahmoud Khalil to test his mass deportation plan | Heba Gowayed The Palestinian student’s arrest at Columbia University is a harbinger of what’s to come on college campuses

For the @theguardian.com I wrote about the abduction of Mahmoud Khalil & Trump's exploitation of anti-Palestinian racism to descend the nation into authoritarianism, with the full collaboration of academia.

No one is free until Palestine is free.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

12.03.2025 14:26 — 👍 429    🔁 210    💬 5    📌 14
A green graphic with a stylized image of Mahmoud Khalil's face and text that says "UK Jewish Academics call for immediate release of Mahmoud Khalil"

A green graphic with a stylized image of Mahmoud Khalil's face and text that says "UK Jewish Academics call for immediate release of Mahmoud Khalil"

We held back briefly while waiting for mainstream news platforms to pick up our letter. After prolonged silence, however, we feel we cannot delay this message any longer.

1/4

12.03.2025 22:16 — 👍 155    🔁 67    💬 2    📌 4
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Developing a critical pedagogy of migration studies: Ethics, politics and practice in the classroom By Teresa Piacentini, Bristol: Bristol University Press. 2024. pp. 194 Click on the article title to read more.

Deep thanks to Ömer Gökhan Ulum & International Migration Journal for the detailed, thoughtful, & critically engaged review of my book. The generous & positive insights & feedback have given me much to reflect on & work with 🙏🏽
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

12.03.2025 21:23 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Screenshot saying: "Sunak and Meloni unite to demand tougher EU action on migrants

British and Italian PMs call for urgent measures against 'European crisis'

Matt Dathan, Home Affairs Editor | Bruno Waterfield, Brussels

Correspondent Thursday October 05 2023, 8.00pm, The Times

Rishi Sunak and Giorgia Meloni have issued a rallying cry to their European counterparts to show the "same sense of urgency" as Britain and Italy have on tackling illegal migration."

Screenshot saying: "Sunak and Meloni unite to demand tougher EU action on migrants British and Italian PMs call for urgent measures against 'European crisis' Matt Dathan, Home Affairs Editor | Bruno Waterfield, Brussels Correspondent Thursday October 05 2023, 8.00pm, The Times Rishi Sunak and Giorgia Meloni have issued a rallying cry to their European counterparts to show the "same sense of urgency" as Britain and Italy have on tackling illegal migration."

Screenshot saying: "Sunak, Meloni demand more urgency to combat migration

'We are two of the closest friends in Europe today,' British and Italian leaders write.£

Screenshot saying: "Sunak, Meloni demand more urgency to combat migration 'We are two of the closest friends in Europe today,' British and Italian leaders write.£

Screenshot saying: Rishi Sunak joins forces with Giorgia Meloni to tackle illegal migration

Italian premier has defended Britain's Rwanda- style deals to process asylum claims in third countries

By Edward Malnick, SUNDAY POLITICAL EDITOR, IN NEW

DELHI

9 September 2023. 10:30pm

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Rishi Sunak has joined forces with the Italian prime minister to campaign for a crackdown on illegal migration as he hailed "growing interest" among European leaders in Rwanda-style deals.

Screenshot saying: Rishi Sunak joins forces with Giorgia Meloni to tackle illegal migration Italian premier has defended Britain's Rwanda- style deals to process asylum claims in third countries By Edward Malnick, SUNDAY POLITICAL EDITOR, IN NEW DELHI 9 September 2023. 10:30pm f 1462 Rishi Sunak has joined forces with the Italian prime minister to campaign for a crackdown on illegal migration as he hailed "growing interest" among European leaders in Rwanda-style deals.

Screenshot saying: Italy and Britain pledge joint action against 'illegal migration'

Screenshot saying: Italy and Britain pledge joint action against 'illegal migration'

We really need a discussion about how the far-right is essentially normalised by the way leaders like Meloni are covered, and how it is rising by the way in which leaders like Sunak treat them as allies.

06.10.2023 18:53 — 👍 35    🔁 15    💬 0    📌 1

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